OASE 48080 32270 Pondovac 5-Dual Pump, Brown/A

I’m not sure why others are having issues with suction. It does lose suction power when not fully emerged in the water, but pretty sure this is a safety feature. I used it for nearly 3/4 of a day on my neglected pond. It was a champ! Attachment hoses are great quality too. And the cleanup was realistically painless.Only complaint I have is the instructions for assembly are not exactly clear, but figured it out. And the extension tubes do not lock into place. A release button would have been nice on them to give it more security for not coming loose. And the tool heads will most likely need to be replaced after a year or less depending on how often you will need to use it. Little disappointed with the quality of the tools but the unit itself is fabulous!All in all, still giving it 5 stars. My koi fish are very happy.

Where you buy something can make all the difference in the world. Pondliner markets the Oase V on Amazon. When I received the item I discovered a Return Authorization form in the box. Someone mistakenly sent me a used machine. I spoke with Bob in Customer Service and he immediately sent me a Return Authorization for Fedex. I told him I really needed to get my pond cleaned up as I could see mosquitoes were hatching out. He offered to overnight ship my pond vacuum. The next day I put it to work and was relieved that it performed so well. He also sent me chemicals to control mosquitoes and help clean the water. I appreciate that gesture. It's important to have confidence in the business you deal with. Pondliner knows its products and takes pond maintenance and their customers seriously.

I’ve used a pondvac 4 for few years now. For the most part, it did a great job. I was using it on an 1800 gallon pond. Somewhere along the way it began to lose its suction. I ordered some replacement gaskets and other parts for it, but it continued to lose suction. During this time I tore down my old pond and built a new one- Twice as deep & holds 9k gallons. I also stepped up to the pondvac 5. It took a little while to assemble and to figure out how it worked, but once I got started, I was immediately impressed! The suction was great, the hoses were long enough to go around the perimeter of the pond and down to it’s 4 foot depth w/o moving the vac itself. I attached the outlet hose to some tubing that I already had, and ran that to the main cleanout pipe of my house. Within a few of hours I had the pond cleaned up, and then another 30 minutes to clean, dry, & pack away the vacuum. It’s a very sound investment if your pond is important to you, and you can’t go wrong with the long lengths of hoses provided and the suction power that it provides! Not the cheapest pond vacuum in town, but I consider it well worth the investment!

The only problem I had with this vacuum is that the wand extensions are not as sturdy as I would like them to be. Otherwise, the quality and the performance were great. I ordered a 30-foot extension for the discharge hose, and it had no problem pumping discharge water up into a tiered flower bed.All in all, a very good product.

This item is easy to set up and use. The suction seems to be good but doesn’t drain as fast as a sump pump. The attachments are ok. I had to buy a gravel attachment from somewhere else as none of the included attachments did a good job getting into the gravel without sucking it up. The debris collection bag works great and the zipper opening is great. It did make cleaning my pond easier and it only took about an hour. I especially like the continuous suction and the extra long hoses. Overall I recommend this product.

I’m not sure what this is for. The system will clog with the smallest debris. The upper pump vacuums, but the lower pump isn’t strong enough to empty the waste water out. The result is a system that only does half of what it’s supposed to do and requires that the user turn off the unit to empty the waste reservoir by hand. NASTY - don’t buy.

"Who do I talk to about getting a replacement part? I don't want return the whole thing. The plastic hose extension is crushed." That was my first review. So, I gave this one star when it arrived due to the fact that the vacuum tubes that attach to the hose were damaged. The box looked like it had been dropped of the back of a truck several times.Since then, Amazon has sent a complete replacement and I've had the chance to use it. My pond is about 4,000 gallons and my previous Pondovac 3 gave up the ghost last fall after six years of heavy use and the pond has not been maintained at all since then. Needless to say, there was a ton of stuff on the bottom. With the previous model vacuum, it would have been 4-5 hours to clean it up. Maybe even longer.With the model 5, it took about an hour and it looks awesome. With the continuous suction, I never have to wait for it to empty the wastewater tank. It does require opening the top occasionally and emptying out the bag inside that catches the bigger items, but it takes no time at all. And the suction is amazing.All-in-all, it's a great product. The customer service people at Oase-LivingWater are also very good. It's expensive, but worth it!

This works great for my above ground pool. I have to wait until the second pump turns over, then it gets enough suction to do the job. I am disappointed that replacement parts are so expensive, the discharge hose is broken after a year and it’s over 150 dollars to replace it! I would have put a higher rating as it saved me a lot of money and seems hardy other wise. The hose just unraveled from the connecting point…